Every Monday from 1pm – 2pm notable cancer researchers, clinicians, nurses and other experts from around the globe share their insights, research or news on a broad range of topics at the VCCC Alliance Monday Lunch Live forum.

The following area contains all our recordings from 2020. 

Women In Collaborative Leadership

Monday Lunch Livestream

With Professor Linda Kristjanson

2 March 2020

As we begin a new decade, Australian company boards remain dominated by men, with female representation still sitting at less than 30 per cent. That’s not the case at the VCCC alliance, where women make up the majority of Board Members and committee chairs. Indeed, most of these women are CEOs of their home institutions.

Over the past few years, the VCCC alliance has grown from a fledgling concept to a dynamic, collaborative force that is changing the way we tackle cancer in Victoria.

To mark International Women’s Day 2020 watch a special forum with some inspiring women as they discussing the qualities needed by leaders in collaborative environments to drive innovation and culture change.

Plenary presentation:

How do we define good leadership in the 21st century?  Can women guide us into a new era of positive, collaborative leadership?

Professor Linda Kristjanson AO, VCCC Chairperson, Vice-Chancellor Swinburne University.

Panel discussion:

• Ms Sophy Athan, Chair, VCCC Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee

• Dr Shelley Dolan, CEO Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; VCCC Board Member

• Associate Professor Kylie Mason, Consultant Haematologist and Clinician Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor, Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Senior Research Fellow University of Sydney; Chair, VCCC Cancer Education and Training Advisory Committee

• Dr Sue Matthews, CEO The Royal Women’s Hospital; VCCC Board Member

MC: Professor Grant McArthur, VCCC Executive Director